Synonyms of lay up

lay up

verb

as in to store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

an eating disorder that would impel her to lay up candy bars in her closet for all-night food binges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• lay in
• stash
• lay by
• hoard
• accumulate
• set aside
• put by
• lay away
• stow
• collect
• treasure
• save
• acquire
• conserve
• stockpile
• keep
• preserve
• cache
• gather
• salt away
• pile
• deposit
• round up
• stack
• squirrel (away)
• assemble
• set by
• scrape (together)
• pick up
• retain
• amass
• garner
• husband
• concentrate
• reserve
• heap
• bury
• hold
• conceal
• stock
• withhold
• secrete
• bank
• ensconce
• coffer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw away
• throw out
• cast
• ditch
• use up
• dump
• discard
• unload
• fling (off or away)
• consume
• waste
• hand out
• jettison
• hand over
• spend
• relinquish
• run through
• squander
• surrender
• blow
• lavish
• dissipate
• expend
• exhaust
• deplete
• dispel
• impoverish
• disperse
• scatter
• misspend
• fritter (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lay up

Females mate only once in their 10–30-day lifespan but can lay up to 3,000 eggs. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026

The neo-bluegrass musician took to social media Monday to post photos of himself laid up in a hospital bed, along with multiple X-rays of the nuts and bolts now holding his leg together. — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

McIlroy twice made birdie on the par 5s after laying up from the trees. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026

Summit's Javon Ross (33) lays up a ball as Lovejoy's Maddox Johnson (2) defends in the second half of a high school basketball game, Class 5A Division II state semifinal, at SUM’s Moody Coliseum, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in University Park. — Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026

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